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Recognised as Colour

#8FAEBF

  • #8FAEBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#8FAEBF is a blue with RGB values 143, 174, 191 and HSL 201°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#8FAEBF#8FAEBF
HEX#8FAEBF
RGBrgb(143, 174, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6824, 0.749
RGB percentages56.1%, 68.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(201.3, 27.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 25.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK25.1%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,416,383
CSS custom property--colour: #8FAEBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#705140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6ADC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA7BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#81B3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA08F
Analogous#8FBFB8, #8F96BF
Triadic#BF8FAE, #AEBF8F
Split complementary#BF8F96, #BFB88F
Tetradic#B88FBF, #BFA08F, #96BF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F4F7
Lighter +20%#D0DDE4
Lighter +10%#AFC5D2
Darker −10%#6F97AC
Darker −20%#547D94
Darker −30%#426273
Darker −40%#2F4653
More saturated +25%#79B4D5
Less saturated −25%#A5A8A9

Channel breakdown

R143
G174
B191
Red143 (56.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue201.25°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G AE · B BF

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